Finnish company HMD Global, which will produce Nokia-branded mobile phones and tablets, announced on Monday that a new version of its iconic game Snake was now available for Messenger as part of Facebook\u2019s Instant Games cross-platform experience.<\/p>\n
Snake first featured on Nokia handsets in the late 1990s and since then has appeared on over 400 million phones, the company said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Just like the original game, players will have to move the snake around the screen, eat apples and bugs along the way to score points.<\/p>\n
There are six levels to enjoy, each with a different layout and snake skin. Gamers can choose from three speeds\u2014the higher the speed, the higher the score. Gamers can also keep a check on who has the highest score on the leaderboard.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe opportunity to partner with Facebook that has single-handedly defined the social media landscape, is an incredible opportunity. We were excited to work with them to bring back Snake in a modern format to a global audience,\u201d Pekka Rantala, Chief Marketing Officer of HMD Global, said.<\/p>\n
A revamped version of Snake will also be pre-installed on the newly-launched Nokia 3310.<\/p>\n
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